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Roquan Smith, the prized linebacker from Macon County (Ga.) High, has decided to stay home and play at Georgia, bringing to a close a recruiting faux pas by UCLA. Larry Harold, Smith’s high school coach, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Smith had signed grant-in-aid papers with Georgia. Smith had said he would not sign a letter of intent with any school so he could retain control. Smith said this week that he felt misled by UCLA coaches. He committed to the Bruins on national letter of intent signing day, citing defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich as a big reason. Smith refused to send his letter of intent after learning that Ulbrich would leave to join the Atlanta...

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Roquan Smith, the prized linebacker from Macon County (Ga.) High, has decided to stay home and play at Georgia, bringing to a close a recruiting faux pas by UCLA.
Larry Harold, Smith’s high school coach, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Smith...

Each week during the college football season, national analyst Chris Dufresne will burn a timeout to answer questions and exchange opinions. You can email him at chris.dufresne@latimes.com and reach him on Twitter: @DufresneLATimes.
Unbuckling the...

A federal judge in Chicago rejected a proposed $75 million class-action head injury settlement with the NCAA on Wednesday, portraying the deal as too unwieldy and potentially underfunded and urging both sides to go back to the drawing board.
Under the...

The postseason is one "Kokomo Bowl" from becoming the next verse in a Beach Boys song: "Miami, Bahamas, come on pretty mamma, Camellia, and Boca, this is not a joke-a." Four new bowl games plus the extra championship game means the...

A look at Tuesday's college football bowl matchups:
•Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
NOTRE DAME (7-5) VS. No. 23 LOUISIANA STATE (8-4)
Time: Noon, PST. Location: Nashville. TV: ESPN.
The buzz: It has been a brutal second half of the...

Kyle Brindza made a 32-yard field goal as time expired and Notre Dame defeated No. 22 Louisiana State, 31-28, Tuesday in the Music City Bowl at Nashville.
"This was a matchup that we had wanted at Notre Dame, and I know LSU felt the same...

Rankman has no idea what's going on with that other ranking committee. Maybe Condi Rice is not listening to the Grantland Rice in the room, you know, the only former sportswriter on the selection board. Moving Texas Christian to No. 3 by dropping...

Only four schools will end up playing in the two most important games of the year. A handful of others will play the what-if game.
We've already learned that in the new college football playoff system there is a fiber-optic fine line between preparing...

Baylor Coach Art Briles took the high road this week, choosing not to lobby for his sixth-ranked team's inclusion in the four-team College Football Playoff.
Briles had that luxury. His university was already on the job, as was the Big 12 Conference.
...

Blake Sims went out for one more snap, then trotted off the field to a standing ovation from the Alabama fans.
When he got to the sideline, there was a long embrace with offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin.
The wait was sure worth it.
Sims, the...

Connor Cook threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 11 Michigan STate scored the third-most points in program history, smashing Eastern Michigan, 73-14, on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.
The Spartans (2-1) came up three points short of...

Jameis Winston rallied No. 2 Florida State to a 34-20 victory over Virginia on Saturday night for the Seminoles 25th straight victory.
The Heisman winner passed for 261 yards and accounted for two touchdowns for the Seminoles (9-0, 6-0 ACC).
Winston and...

Will Muschamp has been fired as the Florida Gators’ head coach, two sources confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel.
UF announced the decision in a news release shortly after 1 p.m.
"Upon evaluation of our football program, we are not where the...

Georgia tailback Todd Gurley's season has ended with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
The school announced the injury Sunday. Surgery will be scheduled to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Gurley ran for 138 yards and a...

Oklahoma freshman Samaje Perine set a major college record by running for 427 yards in a driving rainstorm, scoring five touchdowns and leading the No. 21 Sooners over Kansas, 44-7, on Saturday. A week after Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon set the mark by...

Five things to watch this week in college football:
1. Spoiler Alert. Playoff-hopeful Texas Christian plays at Texas on Thanksgiving in the Longhorn opponent spot formerly occupied by Texas A&M. Texas can't win the Big 12 but has won three straight...

Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on the weekend, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
FRIDAY
Houston (6-4) at Southern Methodist (0-10)
9 a.m., CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
...

OK, Saturday, take your best shot, because the Friday after Thanksgiving set a high bar.
It started with Western Kentucky handing Marshall its first defeat by a basketball score of 67-66.
The Hilltoppers won in overtime when they gambled on, and...

Bryce Petty threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns before getting knocked out of the game with a concussion and playoff hopeful No. 7 Baylor held on for a 48-46 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Shock Linwood ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns for...